podophyllin
[ pod-uh-fil-in ]
/ ˌpɒd əˈfɪl ɪn /
noun
a resin, occurring as a light brown to greenish amorphous powder, obtained from podophyllum, and used in medicine chiefly as a cathartic and, locally, in the treatment of genital warts.
Also called
podophyllin resin.
Origin of podophyllin
First recorded in 1850–55;
podophyll(um) +
-in2
OTHER WORDS FROM podophyllin
pod·o·phyl·lic, adjectiveWords nearby podophyllin
pododynia,
podogram,
podolsk,
podomechanotherapy,
podomere,
podophyllin,
podophyllotoxin,
podophyllum,
podosphere,
podotheca,
podsol
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British Dictionary definitions for podophyllin
podophyllin
podophylin resin
/ (ˌpɒdəʊˈfɪlɪn) /
noun
a bitter yellow resin obtained from the dried underground stems of the May apple and mandrake: used to treat warts and formerly as a cathartic
Word Origin for podophyllin
C19: from New Latin
Podophyllum genus of herbs including the May apple, from
podo-, from Greek
pous foot +
phullon leaf
Medical definitions for podophyllin
podophyllin
[ pŏd′ə-fĭl′ĭn ]
n.
A bitter-tasting resin obtained from the dried root of the May apple and used in medicine as a cathartic and caustic.